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Tuesday, November 19. 2013

Mr. Windy Sunday - Nov. 17th, 2013 - ... Posted by Pauline Trabert in Passenger Car Department at 13:12

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Mr. Windy Sunday - Nov. 17th, 2013 - Passenger Car Update

Mike McCraren was working on peeling carpeting off walls in the Pacific Peak in the streamliner set. Mike Baksic and Jack Biesterfeld were putting a wall back up in the Boston and Maine #1094 wooden cafe-coach.

Jon Habegger, Shelly Vanderschaegen and Kevin Kreibs finished the second coat of paint on the ceiling of the second Exhibit Car.

Kevin Kreibs admires the finished ceiling painting in the 2nd Exhibit Car 11/17/13

Buzz Morisette was a busy guy in the Ely dining room over the course of three days last week. He epoxied the wood left on the ceiling to make it stronger, and then cut the braces to fit. He dry fit the braces and penciled in where to put the bolts then drilled holes through both pieces of wood, bolted them, and then primed them.

Newly installed ceiling braces in the Ely dining room

Focus on the second brace installed by Buzz

John McKelvey finished one last seat back for the DM&IR #84 car before flying south for the winter with all the other Snowbirds.

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Roger Kramer about RI2612 update 2-26- and 3-1-14
Mon, 03-10-2014 08:48
Hello Mr. Logan Thank you for your interest in Irm and your interest in the 2612 project. We meet in back of barn 3 most Wednesdays and [...]

Roger Kramer about RI2612 update 2-26- and 3-1-14
Mon, 03-10-2014 08:43
Hello Josh. The building of both Barns will take much prep work but can be accomplished. Thank you for your interest in the Sil Pony. [...]

Josh Ward about RI2612 update 2-26- and 3-1-14
Mon, 03-10-2014 00:13
Roger, I saw on the Yahoo IRMList that indeed, both barns 13 & 14 will be started this year. This is great news! I'm interested in working on the [...]

Logan about RI2612 update 2-26- and 3-1-14
Sun, 03-09-2014 23:02
Hello I have been interested in volunteering for quite some time. If you could email me with some information that would be greatly appreciated.

MRZ about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Sat, 03-08-2014 11:11
The question has been posed multiple times over the past few year to no avail. For some reason I think it is a sore spot to some in the Diesel [...]

Tom Mealer about March 2nd - Sunny but C-c-cold
Tue, 03-04-2014 15:13
Nice work on those exhibit cars! Moving right along....

Roger Kramer about 2612 forward developments.... Feb 19 and 22
Sun, 03-02-2014 14:36
Thanks for your kind comments, Kirk! Yes, it's my hope that we can spray and hand brush, were possible, the interior when completed. Gary and I [...]

greg about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Sun, 03-02-2014 10:03
Thanks. Appreciate the effort. greg

Nigel Bennett about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Sun, 03-02-2014 08:37
Greg, I talked to Tom Schneider, the curator of the Steam Department yesterday. Rather as I suspected, he does have a good deal of information [...]

Kirk Warner about 2612 forward developments.... Feb 19 and 22
Sat, 03-01-2014 10:33
Congratulations on your great progress. Is your intent to spray the interior after repairs and priming are completed and the weather warms up? What [...]

greg jewers about Steam Department Update 02-22-2014
Thu, 02-27-2014 13:59
Hello, I was wondering if you had a history of the Louisiana and Arkansas #99 from the time it was the LR&NCo until it was acquired by the [...]

Logan about February 16th - Another Fun and Snowy Day at IRM
Tue, 02-25-2014 09:05
Jamie can you give me any information on Milwaulkee Road 33C as i havent seen any information on it in a couple of years.